Along with his girlfriend, Bonnie Parker, Barrow led a gang that committed crimes throughout the Southwest and Midwest. Bonnie and Clyde were looked down upon by most desperadoes due to their low-level targets (such as grocery stores and gas stations) and lack of professionalism. The impulsive, trigger-happy Barrow was responsible for at least 12 murders, several kidnappings of civilians and police officers and one deadly prison escape. The duo died in a police ambush on a country road in Louisiana.